A letter received' from the Trade Commissioner of the Office of the High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa Jon Lo November T, intimating t n view of the serious drought and the consequent threatened shortage of Maize in the Union, Government had decided the to prohibit the export of Maize and faize-products from midnight, De-ce riber 14 The London and Liverpool Corn Trade Associations the Feder tion did everything in their power to impress the Union Government with the seriousness of the position and urged upon the Authorities the nec-ossify of allowing all open contracts to be fulfilled. The Government's reply was that, if this was permitted, would frustrate the whole obje.t of the embargo, w was to conserve the remaining supplies of Maize within the Union. The claims of Receivers are still being pressed on the attention of the Gover t but, so far, th have not been a somewhat an export-
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